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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monobromoacetic acid

Evangeline Water Works District 1 - Pine Prairie

Monobromoacetic acid, one of the group of five haloacetic acids regulated by federal standards, is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Haloacetic acids and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
20190.160 ppb42ND - 0.320 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 25 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 25 ppb for monobromoacetic acid was proposed in 2020 by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk.. This health guideline protects against muscular degeneration.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-06-04L0043927-02ND
2014-06-04L0043927-01ND
2014-06-04L0043927-02ND
2014-06-04L0043927-01ND
2015-06-1635194323001ND
2015-06-1635194323001ND
2015-06-1635194323002ND
2015-06-1635194323002ND
2016-06-14LA21806-1ND
2016-06-14LA21806-2ND
2016-06-14LA21806-2ND
2016-06-14LA21806-1ND
2017-06-0535316751008ND
2017-06-0535316751008ND
2017-06-0535316751007ND
2017-06-0535316751007ND
2018-06-0835397218002ND
2018-06-0835397218001ND
2018-06-0835397218001ND
2018-06-0835397218002ND
2019-06-1335475804001ND
2019-06-13354758040020.320 ppb
2019-06-1335475804001ND
2019-06-13354758040020.320 ppb